Heavy rain threatens Song Pha pass, prohibiting vehicles from passing through

At 12 noon on November 19, authorities banned vehicles from traveling through Song Pha Pass (Ngoan Muc Pass), connecting Lam Dong and Khanh Hoa provinces, as this pass had many landslides and cracks, causing traffic insecurity.

The locations of the incidents are mostly in Khanh Hoa province. Currently, there is continued heavy rain, water flowing into landslides and cracks in the ground, increasing the risk of landslides, directly threatening the lives and property of traffic participants. Khanh Hoa province has coordinated with Lam Dong province to temporarily ban vehicles from traveling through Song Pha pass until further notice.

Vehicles are prohibited from passing Song Pha Pass from 12 noon on November 19.

The Traffic Police Department of Lam Dong Province has temporarily blocked and completely stopped traffic from Lam Dong to Khanh Hoa to ensure safety. Checkpoints and warning signs have been set up to guide vehicles to turn around and absolutely not enter the dangerous area.

Currently, Lam Dong Department of Construction is coordinating with Khanh Hoa province authorities to survey and evaluate the entire route to find solutions.

Song Pha Pass on Highway 27 is 20km long, connecting Lam Dong and Khanh Hoa to the East. This is a vital traffic route, connecting the South Central Delta with the Southern Central Highlands.

Song Pha Pass is 20km long, connecting Lam Dong and Khanh Hoa.

In recent days, in many provinces and cities in the Central and Central Highlands regions, including Lam Dong, heavy rains lasting day and night have caused extremely serious consequences for people and property.

In Lam Dong, heavy rains and floods have submerged and damaged many crops and houses. Landslides have cut off and disrupted traffic on many mountain passes.

Currently, the mountain passes to and from Lam Dong have landslides and are banned from traffic, including: Khanh Le, D'Ran, Prenn, Song Pha... and vehicles with a total load of over 15 tons are banned from passing through Mimosa Pass.

Vehicles moving down and up to Da Lat go through Sacom Tuyen Lam pass, Ta Nung pass and vehicles under 15 tons go through Mimosa pass.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/Giao-thong/mua-tam-ta-de-doa-deo-song-pha-cam-cac-phuong-tien-qua-lai-i788523/